UNSPSC 10226071: Live ricinus communis

Live plant including the root ball of ricinus communis flowers

UNSPSC 10226071 Live ricinus communis is a Commodity code that nominally describes castor bean plants. The recent opportunities posted under this code show little alignment with live castor bean procurement; instead, they span landscaping installation, coastal dune restoration, environmental remediation services, and general plant purchases across Florida, Georgia, and Texas. The issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County, Pasco County, Collier County, Pinellas County) and a major city (City of Dallas), with the Florida jurisdictions accounting for the majority of recent postings. The work actually being solicited ranges from native dune plantings following hurricane damage, to invasive species removal and wetland restoration, to general landscape and irrigation installation on public rights-of-way. This geographic and functional mismatch suggests the code may be misapplied or overused as a catch-all for vegetation-related procurements rather than reserved specifically for castor bean sourcing.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scope mismatch. Pasco County issued an IFB on March 13, 2026, for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road, with a due date of April 14, 2026 and a contract ceiling of $120,000, requiring native trees, shrubs, palms, and groundcover to Grade Number 1 standards with a full irrigation system and one-year warranty. Collier County posted a Quick Quote on March 13, 2026, for supply and installation of approximately 56,250 native dune plants (sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, dune sunflower) across 225,000 square feet of coastal dune as a nature-based restoration response to 2024 hurricane damage, with bids due March 13, 2026. Pinellas County released an RFP on February 26, 2026, for a five-year environmental planting, monitoring, and maintenance contract spanning wetlands, stormwater ponds, and surface water conveyances, requiring State Certified Licensed Public Applicator certification and Aquatic Category 5A applicator credentials, with proposals due July 29, 2025. The City of Dallas posted an Informal Solicitation on January 28, 2026, for a purchase of plants with a due date of February 3, 2026, requiring new, unopened items delivered FOB to a single Dallas address. Florida counties dominate recent activity, with secondary activity in Texas and Georgia; no procurement specifically targeting live castor bean plants appears in the recent opportunities block.